Intellectual Property

Experienced Intellectual Property Attorneys

Patent, Trademark, Copyright, and Technology Transaction Law

The attorneys of Wang, Hartmann, Gibbs & Cauley, P.C., advise clients on a broad range of transactional work, including patent, copyright, trademark, service mark, and trade secret matters and, when necessary, litigation. We provide counsel, planning and advice to many of the leading information technology and technology-related institutions around the world.

Your Ideas Deserve to be Protected!

At Wang, Hartmann, Gibbs & Cauley, P.C., we handle your immediate needs, and develop solutions that anticipate your future needs. Contact our trademark and patent attorneys for professional advice and representation.

The lawyers of our firm provide advice in the following areas:

• Patents, trademarks, service marks, trade secret, and copyright law, including registration and litigation
• Acquisition, divestiture, integration, and strategic transfer of software and systems
• Financing, including sophisticated corporate and international finance
• International transactions in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, India, South Korea, Singapore, and throughout Asia
• Intellectual property audits

We protect our clients' patents, trademarks, and copyrights by working with several prominent intellectual property attorneys. We assist clients in registering their intellectual property rights through copyright, patent, or trademark applications with the Federal Patent and Trademark Office, or with the State of California, as appropriate. In the event of infringement, we protect our clients by seeking monetary damages and/or injunctive relief at the federal courts.

Experienced, Knowledgeable Intellectual Property Attorneys

Our trial lawyers have successfully defended and prosecuted patent infringement lawsuits against many major corporations, including Northrop Grumman, Philips Corporation, Proxim Corporation, Crossroads Systems, Acticon Technologies, GPC and K-Swiss, Inc. We have represented various international public corporations from Japan, China, and the UK, as well as numerous companies in the United States with their intellectual property needs.

Our intellectual property attorneys have had many years of experience in fields relevant to intellectual property, including electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, technology law, and computer science. We have dealt with various patent prosecution related projects with major corporations and organizations such as Broadcom and NASA.

Furthermore, our lawyers have successfully handled various trademark and copyright matters before the District Courts across the United States, such as New Jersey, Texas, and Southern and Northern California, as well as the United States Patent and Trademark Office in Washington, D.C. In addition, we can prosecute and apply for patents concerning complex hardware and software inventions.

Electronic Media and Intellectual Property

The evolving use of electronic media for retail and commercial commerce has created new challenges for a wide range of industries. It has also given birth to a myriad of legal issues. Wang, Hartmann, Gibbs & Cauley, P.C. has devoted significant resources to address the needs of our clients engaged in e-commerce.

While the technology employed in e-commerce is daunting, many of the legal challenges faced by corporations require the application of traditional corporate law practice. We advise corporate clients in their e-commerce business relations in the following areas:

• Negotiation of Internet contracts
• Corporate structuring for e-commerce subsidiaries and affiliates
• Intellectual property applied to e-commerce
• Mergers and acquisitions of e-commerce companies
• State and federal licensing requirements
• Taxation issues
• Securities advice
• Employment law in e-commerce
• Telecommunications law and licensing
• Patent law, copyright representation
• Proprietary business information and protection
• Intellectual property
• Privacy issues, content ownership and control
• Intellectual property transactions
• State sales and income tax liability
• Encryption and security
• Digital signature and verification statutes

Internet Law is a quickly developing arena with frequent statutory enactments and daily case law changes. New federal statutes such as the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and the case law interpreting it necessitate constant vigilance. Internet Law modifies the traditional trademark, trade dress, and copyright protections. It also encompasses important issues such as misappropriation of trade secrets in Cyberspace, licenses and antitrust constraints, third-party liability for online content, tort liability of online service providers, privacy issues, and constitutional free speech issues, among others.

Protecting Your IP Rights at the Source

Wang, Hartmann, Gibbs & Cauley, P.C., concentrates on protecting and enforcing corporate intellectual property as well as participating in all manners of business litigation and compliance with a worldwide reach. With much of the recent intellectual property infringement originating in the Far East, we have established strong teams in Beijing and Beijing that are ready to protect the IP interest of established brand names.

Wang, Hartmann, Gibbs & Cauley, P.C., has good working relationships with the Chinese State IP Office in enforcing intellectual property rights in China. Wang, Hartmann, Gibbs & Cauley, P.C., helps our clients pursue infringers at the source, making the enforcement of IP rights more effective, economical, and beneficial for them. Stopping infringement at the source is often more financially efficient than litigating a case in the U.S.

To learn more about how to enforce your IP rights in China, contact our firm to meet with one of our attorneys. From investigation to facilitating administrative action towards wholesale and retail markets, wholesale dealers, and factories, Wang, Hartmann, Gibbs & Cauley, P.C., can help you protect your assets and prevent litigation.

Contact Our Firm

Please contact us today to set up a consultation with one of our experienced IP and patent law attorneys. All legal consultations are conducted in strict confidentiality.